July 2022
Featuring the best of ETH Zurich in the news and media from journalists around the globe.
Seismic Missions Could Reveal the Solar System’s Underworlds
Researchers are currently investigating the possibility of mounting a sample-return mission to the dwarf planet (Mercury), based on a recommendation from the Planetary Science Decadal Survey released in April. call_made
New quantum encryption method could lead to truly secure communication
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AZO Quantum, 27 July 2022, call_made
PHYS.org, 27 July 2022, call_made
EE News, 27 July 2022, call_made
My Science (UK), 28 July 2022, call_made
HPC Wire, 27 July 2022, call_made
HPC Wire, 28 July 2022, call_made
Mirage, 28 July 2022, call_made
Carbon offsets alone won’t make flying climate-friendly
If the aviation industry wants to do its part to help meet global temperature goals, it’s better yet to think in terms of “climate-neutral,” says call_made
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Ars Technica, 28 July 2022, call_made
E&T Engineering and Technology, 26 July 2022, call_made
UK Today News, 27 July 2022, call_made
New Scientist, 25 July 2022, call_made
Here's What You Have to Know About the Rosenberg Space Habitat, the World's Tallest 3D-Printed Space Habitat
The prototype is the tallest 3D-printed polymer structure in the world at 23 feet (7 meters) in height. call_made
Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel? Scientists In Europe Say They’ve Successfully Created Synthetic Kerosene
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Independent, 20 July 2022, call_made
AZO Cleantech, 21 July 2022, call_made
Tech Times, 20 July 2022, call_made
Popular Science, 20 July 2022, call_made
CleanTechnica, 20 July 2022, call_made
Newsweek, 20 July 2022, call_made
Atlas, 20 July 2022, call_made
Engineering & Technology, 20 July 2022, call_made
Vice, 20 July 2022, call_made
CNET, 20 July 2022, call_made
Cosmos, 21 July 2022, call_made
The Engineer, 22 July 2022, call_made
Chemistry World, 26 July 2022, call_made
Science News, 26 July 2022, call_made
Euro Weekly News, 27 July 2022, call_made
Business Mayor, 20 July 2022, call_made
DesignBoom, 22 July 2022, call_made
Business Fast (UK), 20 July 2022, call_made
Science Daily, 20 July 2022, call_made
Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2022, call_made
Inceptive Mind, 28 July 2022, call_made
Anthropocene, 28 July 2022, call_made
Microbial growth governs biofilm flow paths
Researchers at ETH Zurich and Eawag show that the competition between hydrodynamics and microbial growth governs the opening and closing of preferential flow paths. call_made
Microprocessors from Intel and AMD hit with data swiping ‘Retbleed’ attack
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iTechNews UK, 19 July 2022, call_made
Security Week, 15 July 2022, call_made
Newsbreak, 19 July 2022, call_made
National Cyber Security News Today, 20 July 2022, call_made
Latest Hacking News, 19 July 2022, call_made
National Cyber Security News Today, 24 July 2022, call_made
RETBLEED - New working speculative execution attack sends Intel and AMD scrambling
Some microprocessors from Intel and AMD are vulnerable to a newly discovered speculative execution attack that can covertly leak password data and other sensitive material, sending both chipmakers scrambling once again to contain what is proving to be a stubbornly persistent vulnerability. call_made
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WIRED, 13 July 2022, call_made
Bleeping Computer, 14 July 2022, call_made
Apple News - Decipher, 13 July 2022, call_made
Semiconductor Engineering, 13 July 2022, call_made
HotHardware, 13 July 2022, call_made
Security Week, 13 July 2022, call_made
TechRadarPro, 14 July 2022, call_made
IT Security News, 13 July 2022, call_made
IT Security News, 14 July 2022, call_made
TechUnwrapped, 13 July 2022, call_made
PC Perspective, 13 July 2022, call_made
Tech Investor News, 13 July 2022, call_made
CyberSecurityHelp, 13 July 2022, call_made
Cyber Security News, 13 July 2022, call_made
ARN, 14 July 2022, call_made
Business Mayor, 13 July 2022, call_made
Security Affairs, 14 July 2022, call_made
CSO, 14 July 2022, call_made
Phoronix, 13 July 2022, call_made
Research Snipers, 19 July 2022, call_made
Channel Asia, 14 July 2022, call_made
IT Pro. 13 July, 2022, call_made
Electron whirlpools seen for the first time - Long predicted but never observed
call_made (comments) “Signatures of viscous electron flow have been reported in several experiments on different materials. The theoretical expectation of vortex-like current flow has now been confirmed experimentally, which adds an important milestone in the investigation of this novel transport regime.”
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SciTechDaily, 11 July 2022, call_made
Archynewsy, 13 July 2022, call_made
South Africa plunged into darkness during power crisis
Even in such challenging times, there are small success stories...Business at Mohammed Hussein’s corner convenience store in the PJS informal settlement in Khayelitsha has been good call_made
ETH Zurich creates dramatically contoured concrete slab ceiling
Researchers at technology university ETH Zurich have created a deeply ridged ceiling called the HiRes Concrete Slab, which they claim saves energy while offering a spectacular aesthetic.
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Designboom, 10 July 2022, call_made
New insights into the Earth's formation
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INDEPENDENT, 8 July 2022, call_made
Yahoo News, 8 July 2022, call_made
The Science Times, 8 July 2022, call_made
Tech Explorist, 9 July 2022, call_made
Science Alert, 11 July 2022, call_made
Geeky.news, 12 July 2022, call_made
Archynewsy, 14 July 2022, call_made
Bacterial nanosyringes are drug and delivery all in one
The discovery of bacterial nanosyringes has a few unlucky insect larvae to thank...call_made
Scientists warn MEPs against watering down EU deforestation law
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“It ignores the considerable damage that continues to be inflicted on forests through unsustainable logging, deliberate burning, and mining, as well as road construction that fragments forests thereby facilitating further degradation,” he said.
Because it neglects the rights of forest-dependent communities, “the definition is not only untenable, it is also unjust”, he said.
When to introduce STEM? The earlier, the better
call_made, Boston Dynamics and ABB to bring unique, educational experiences to life on campus.
Seismic safety of dams: Protecting hydroelectric dams from earthquakes
call_made, Switzerland, some dam engineers believed or hoped that by means of earthquake prediction or early warning it would be possible to ensure the seismic safety of dams.
Battrion and Jagenberg Group demonstrate Aligned Graphite? Technology for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries at 100 m/min
ETH Zurich Spinoff, Battrian AG has announced along with partner Jagenberg Group that they have successfully demonstrated the Aligned Graphite? Technology on a large-scale coating line with speeds up to 100m/min. This achievement marks an important milestone in Jagenberg's and call_made
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